Children have a way of trying to make everything around them an exciting, fun-filled adventure.Finallyt A book that does the same thing for math! The skills and concepts in this book are presented in a format that is easily understood. Each two-page spread includes one page designed as a teaching page complete with step-by-step instructions of a particular skill/concept and another page that lets children have tons of fun completing an activity incorporating the skill/concept. So, let your students go on an exciting adventure of learning as they have fun every step of the way learning math!
Book De*ionLife's little Jewish instruction book. "Shmeer today， gone tomorrow." Everything you need to know about Jewish mothers， pickled herring， yarmulkes， and， of course， ritual circumcision.
Il est une seule personne, en ce monde, dont lapensee,remontant a quelque cinq cents ans avant notre ere,exerceencore une influence sur la societe chinoise actuelle, etuneseule famille dont les membres se sont succedespendant deux millecinq cents ans: ce sont Confucius, lecelebre penseur, educateur etfondateur du confucianisme,et sa descendance connue sous le nom dela "premiere famille sous le ciel", laquelle, pendant 77gdndrations, a toujours vecu dans la "Residence de Confucius" aQufu,dans la province du Shandong. Ces memoires recueillent les souvenirs de Kong Demao,la soeurainee de Kong Decheng, le descendant en ligne directe de la 77egeneration de Confucius. Durant une longue periode allant de sa naissance jusqua soninstallation a Beijing suite a son mariage, l'auteur avecu danscette famille qui arborait un luxe aristocratiquesans pour autantderoger a l'ethique confuceenne fondeesur la simplicite. Temoinprivilegie, elle a connu les hautset les bas de la Residence duSage. Le texte tradui
“What's an inventor? Who invented the light bulb?” Introducing beginner readers to the fascinating story of inventors through history with accurate illustrations, interesting facts and simple text for idependent reading.
First published in 1913, Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country is a scathing novel of ambition featuring one of the most ruthless heroines in literature. Undine Spragg is as unscrupulous as she is magnetically beautiful. Her rise to the top of New York's high society from the nouveau riche provides a provocative commentary on the upwardly mobile and the aspirations that eventually cause their ruin. One of Wharton's most acclaimed works, The Custom ofthe Country is a stunning indictment of materialism and misplaced values that is as powerful today forits astute observations about greed and power as when it was written nearly a century ago.
From ancient Greece to nineteenth-century America, thiscollection traces the history of our civilization through theseminal works of its most influential thinkers. Perfect for anyoneinterested in understanding the progression of Western thought,this volume includes: Plato: Apology, Crito, and Death of Socrates from Phaedo Aristotle: Poetics St. Anselm: The Ontological Proof of St. Anselm, fromProslogium St. Thomas Aquinas: St. Thomas' Proofs of God's Existence, from TheSumma Theologica René Descartes: Meditations on the First Philosophy David Hume: An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding Immanuel Kant: Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism William James: The Will to Believe
The Development of EnvironmentalProtection inChinaEnvironmental Challenges FacingChina in the 21 stCenturyEnvironmental Protection andPublic ParticIpationBuilding aHarmonious Society andForming an Outlook ofScientificDevelopment.
Book De*ion Marco Polo?s account of his journey throughout the East in thethirteenth century was one of the earliest European travelnarratives, and it remains the most important. Themerchant-traveler from Venice, the first to cross the entirecontinent of Asia, provided us with accurate de*ions of lifein China, Tibet, India, and a hundred other lands, and recordedcustoms, natural history, strange sights, historical legends, andmuch more. From the dazzling courts of Kublai Khan to the perilousdeserts of Persia, no book contains a richer magazine of marvelsthan the Travels. This edition, selected and edited by the great scholar ManuelKomroff, also features the classic and stylistically brilliantMarsden translation, revised and corrected, as well as Komroff?sIntroduction to the 1926 edition. Book Dimension length: (cm)19.7 width:(cm)12.8
An annually updated road map of the USA, covering the major road networks across the country. Highlights places of interest, national parks, state flags. Scale: 1/3,450,000 - 1cm = 34.5km - 1in = 55 miles. Legend/Key in three languages.
Yoga means“union”—the union of mind ,body,and spirit.A Guide to Yoga reveals how yoga can help improve your physical health and muscle tone,balance and calm the mind,and promote true harmony and self-realization.Written and illustrated in clear and practical way this beginner's guide includes: The Ancient Philosophy Behind Yoga Breathing,Relaxation,and Meditation Techniques Basic Postures and Sequences Easy-Reference Tips and Helpful Insights Discover why yoga is one of the most popular forms of exercise and moving-meditation today,and enjoy the incredible benefits it has to offer.
